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  • hudíč devil; the devil, Satan; the Evil One; pogovorno old Harry, old Nick

    hudíča oh, bother!
    kaj, hudíča, si delal tam? what the mischief were you doing there?
    kam, hudíča, je pa šel? where on earth has he got to?
    kdo, hudíča, ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens ali on earth) told you that?
    hudíč ga je obsedel he has the devil in him
    risati hudíča bolj črnega, kot je to paint the devil blacker than he is
    hudíča klicati to talk of the devil
    v sili hudíč muhe žre figurativno beggars can't be choosers; drowning men clutch at straws; half a loaf is better than no bread
  • múha zoologija fly; figurativno (muhavost) caprice, whim, freak, fancy, vagary, crotchet, bee in one's bonnet

    cece múha tseste, tsetse fly
    domača múha common housefly
    konjska múha horsefly
    mesarska múha flesh fly, blowfly, bluebottle
    španska múha Spanish fly, cantharis, pl cantharides
    umetna múha (kot vaba) fly, (za ribolov) dry fly, hackle fly, hackle, grey-drake, ZDA tail fly
    múha na strelnem orožju sight, bead
    opikan od múh fly-bitten
    onesnažen od múh flyblown
    biti od múh (biti nič vreden) to be of no use, to be good for nothing, to be a dead loss
    na múho vzeti (figurativno) to take aim (kaj at something)
    iz múhe slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make mountains out of molehills
    s kolom múhe pobijati (figurativno) to break a fly on the wheel
    čudne múhe mu rojijo po glavi he's got bats in the belfry
    lahkó bi bili slišali múho leteti (taka tišina je bila) you could have heard a pin drop
    ubiti dve múhi z enim udarcem to kill two birds with one stone
    v sili hudič múhe žre (figurativno) beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than no bread
  • presnét pogovorno confounded; infernal; deuced

    presnéte muhe! bother the flies!
    presnéti otroci! bother the children!
  • rojíti to swarm; to swarm like bees

    v deželi roji divjačine the region is swarming with game
    v mestu roji (mrgoli) špijonov the town is swarming with spies
    v glavi mi roji neka misel an idea keeps running through my mind
    samó letala mu rojé po glavi he thinks and talks aeroplanes
    čudne muhe mu rojé po glavi (figurativno) he's got bats in the belfry
  • síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

    v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
    s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
    z vsemi sílami with might and main
    pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
    po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
    če je síla if need be, if need arise
    to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
    groba síla violence
    konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
    gonilna síla motive power
    višja síla force majeure, Act of God
    naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
    kopne síle vojska land forces pl
    pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
    pomorska síla naval power
    síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
    enota síle unit of force
    moment síle moment of a force
    delovna síla manpower
    politika síle power politics pl
    vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
    oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
    Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
    klic v síli emergency call
    izhod v síli emergency exit
    biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
    ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
    ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
    ni nobene síle there is no hurry
    to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
    síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
    síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
    napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
    síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
    v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
    (tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
    ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
    v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed
  • slòn zoologija elephant

    slòn samec bull elephant
    slòn z izraslimi okli tusker
    iz muhe slòna narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill (mountains out of molehills)
  • vrág devil; Satan, the Evil One, the Tempter; the Prince of Darkness, the Adversary; arhaično the old gentleman, the archfiend, Old Nick; demon; dickens, deuce

    vrág v ženski podobi she-devil
    k vrágu! hang it!; what the dickens!
    obseden od vrága possessed by the devil
    vrág! the deuce!
    vrág vzemi to! devil take it
    k vrágu delo danes to hell with work today!
    vrág ga je obsedel! he has the devil in him
    kdo vrága ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens) (who on earth) told you that?
    pojdi k vrágu! go to hell, go to the devil!
    iti k vrágu to go to the devil, to go to the dogs, to go to rack and ruin
    vse gre k vrágu everything is going to the dogs!
    v sili vrág muhe jé (žre) beggars can't be choosers
    ne kliči vrága! let sleeping dogs lie!
    počenjati vrága in pol to raise the devil, to play hell
    slikati, risati vrága na steno to paint the devil blacker than he is
    vrág vzemi muhe bother the flies!
    vrág te vzemi! (the) devil take you!
    naj me vrág vzame, če... I'll eat my hat if..., I'll be (ali I'm) damned if..., I'll be shot (ali hanged) if...
    kaj vrága delaš danes tukaj? what the devil (ali what the dickens) are you doing here today?
    kar vrág prikveka, nima teka arhaično what is got over the devil's back, goes under the belly
    vrág ga vzemi! confound him!
    z vrágom ni dobro buče saditi! (figurativno) he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon
    »danes bi se šel z vrágom metat« (figurativno) I feel full of vim to-day
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